Fellowship
Fellow
Class
10
Current Firm
Convergent Ventures
Location
United States

Christina Jenkins

Fellowship
Fellow
Class
10
Current Firm
Convergent Ventures
Location
United States
Education

Christina earned her B.S in Industrial Management from Purdue University, her M.D. from Northwestern University, and completed her internal medicine residency training and served as a Clinical Instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Professional

Christina Jenkins MD is a venture investor and strategic advisor with expertise spanning clinical medicine, venture capital, health systems, and managed care organizations. Dr. Jenkins leads investments in early-stage digital health and medical device companies targeting women's health as a Lead Investor for Portfolia's FemTech and Active Aging and Longevity funds. She is also a Venture Partner with Phoenix Venture Partners Seed Fund. 

In her advisory capacity, Dr. Jenkins works alongside healthcare providers and leaders to implement growth and redesign strategies. Previously, she was the founding CEO of OneCity Health Services, a subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) built to establish population health and value-based payment capabilities for 1M lives. 

Dr. Jenkins is a Board Director for Independence Health Group (parent of Independence Blue Cross and Amerihealth Caritas), a Board Observer for Madorra, and an advisor to multiple value-generating healthcare companies.

Fellowship

Christina is a member of Kauffman Fellows Class 10 and served her fellowship under mentor James Barrett at NEA, in Germantown, MD.